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The Eavan Boland Award 2025: Call for Applications

The Eavan Boland Award 2025 invites applications from early-career poets based in the UK and mid-career poets based in Ireland for cross-residency opportunities with Trinity College Dublin School of English & The University of Manchester Centre for New Writing.

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ORDER: Poetry Ireland Review Issue 145

Poetry Ireland Review 145, edited by Victoria Kennefick, is now available to order online!

It features new poems from Aoife Lyall, Victoria Chang, Joe Carrick-Varty, Éireann Lorsung, and Padraig Regan as well as Irish-language poetry from Áine Ní Ghlinn, Ceaití Ní Bheildiúin, and more!

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Nandi Jola named editor of Trumpet Issue 14

Poetry Ireland is delighted to announce that poet and playwright Nandi Jola has been selected as editor of Trumpet Issue 14, which will be published later this year.

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INSIGHTS Masterclass with Christodoulos Makris

Poet Christodoulos Makris hosts an online writing masterclass, 'our sullen art: the poet after AI', for poets at all stages of their careers on Thursday, 16th October.

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LUGHNANSA: Poetry Ireland and TeoChroí Productions

An evening of original music, poetry, prose and monologues to celebrate the Irish Lughnasa. Lughnasa marks the beginning of the harvest season.

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The Eavan Boland Award 2025 Calls for Applications

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Poetry Ireland Review Issue 145, edited by Victoria Kennefick, is now available to order online.

It features exciting new poems from Aoife Lyall, Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, Tiffany Atkinson, and Dillon Jaxx, as well as from Rishi Dastidar and Mag Gabbert, among many others. Irish-language editor Aifric Mac Aodha’s selection includes poetry from Bríd Ní Mhóráin and Labhrás Finneadha. A wide variety of books are reviewed including new collections from Polina Cosgrave, Dani Gill, and the posthumous debut of Gboyega Odubanjo. Other featured prose includes an essay from Fran Brearton remembering Michael Longley.

Click on the cover image above for further information of Poetry Ireland Review 145.

No.11 Parnell Square

The historic building at No. 11 Parnell Square is currently being conservatively restored and will soon be home to Poetry Ireland / Éigse Éireann and the Irish Heritage Trust.

We are delighted to be working with brilliant partners and supporters on this project including Bourke Builders, McCullough Mulvin Architects, Fingal County County Council, The Irish Landmark Trust, Fingal County Council, Irish Landmark Trust, The Irish Heritage Trust, Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, Malcolm Noonan, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and Adrian Brinkerhoff Foundation.

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Poem of the week

Bríd Ní Mhóráin

Gile Lá Bealtaine

Canann Gwenan fionn ón mBreatain Bhig
amhráin atá chomh glégheal le sceach na Bealtaine,
a méaranta ag scinneadh thar théada an aoibhnis
dála féileacáin thar chloigíní gorma támáilte.

Scaipeann a guth mín scailp an uaignis
is leathann an sonas trí shéipéal an Bhuailtín
mar a lonraíonn aingeal an bhinnis
ar nós coinneal bhán ar altóir mharmair.

Baineann a scol macalla as an gcroí
a scaoileann le fuinneamh an ghliondair,
rinceann sé steip aerach an séipéal síos
ag beannú is ag leigheas an chomhluadair.

Suas an Máimín a ghluaiseann meidhir Gwenan
áit a mbuaileann cloig chraorac na bhfiúisís
os íseal, i dtiúin le réiltíní an cheoil
a gháireann i síoda dúghorm Lá Bealtaine.

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